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F E D E R A L

G.14

1

Period

Auction average
3~"month
6-month
bills
bills

\

1971 - Mar. 1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13

.

15
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
27
29
30
31

\

3.347

3.467

CLOSED

.

3.307

3.359

z

/ ,

- '

''

R E S E R V E

CLOSED

3.331

3.416,

r

3.481

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release

U. S. , GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
U. S. Government security yields
Market yield*
Other issues Issues, due
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
in 3 to
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
5 years 2/
3.36
3.48
3.67
3.66
5.12
3 .363.44
3.64
3.67
5.11
3.34
3.44
3.64
3.70
5.07
3.34
3.44
3.63
3.72
5.04
3.33
3.42
3.61
3.70
4.99 ,

3.32
3.32
3.30
3.22
3.24

3.42
3.40
3.38
3.35
3.42

3.60
3.55
3.50
3.45
3.51

3.66
3.58
3.56
3,47
3.55

3.30
3.32
3.52
3.45
3.35

3.45
3.40
3.60
3.56
3.53

3.55
3.50
3.62
3.60
3.60

3.57
3.56
, 3.60
3.61
3.60

3,30
3.35
3.39
3.39
3.43

3.47
3.51
3.55
3.55
3.60

3.60
3.61
3.64
3.64
3.68

3.61
3.67
3.66
3.70
3.77

3.48
3.59
3.64

3.67
3.67
3.74

3.69
3.70
3.72

3.82
3.89
3.87

CLOSED




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statistical

Longterm
bonds 3/
5.96
5.94
5.93
5.93
5.92

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/
65.68
65.86
65.95
65.95
66.03

5.90
5.79
5.75
5.69
5.71

66.21
67.20
67.57
68.11
67.93

4.65
4.61
4.54
4.48
4.48

5.72
5.70
5.65
5.61
5.58

67 .84
68.02
68.49
68.87 /
69.15

4.44
4.4k
4.55
4.61
4.73

5.52
5.50
5.53
5.56
5.60

69.71
69.90
69.62
69.34
68.96

4.81
4.79
4.81

5.63
5,61
5.64

68.68
68.87
68.58

4.92
4.80
4.75
4.60
4.67

.

CLOSED

• 3.307

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CONTINUED
G.14

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
\

Period

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

U. S. Government security yields
Market yield*
Other issues
Issues, due
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
in 3 to
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
5 years 2/

Week ending:
1971 - Mar. 6
13
20
27

3.347
3.307
3,307
3.331

3.467
3.359
3.416
3.481

3.35
3.28
3.39
3.37

3,.44
3,.39
3,.51
3 .54

3.64
3.52
3.57
3.63

3.69
3.56
3.59
3.68

Month ending:
1971 - March
1970 - March

3.323
6.710

3.431
6.598

3.38
6.63

3 .50
6 .59

3.61
6.52

3.66
6.88

Mn

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Vi /~i 1 rl n

Longterm
bonds 3/

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/

5.07
4.75
4.55
4.56

5.94
5.77
5.65
5.54

65.89
67.40
68.47
69.51

4.74
7.20

is5_L7l)
6.39

67.94
62.04

a,

o v*/

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on a bank discount basis.
1/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1972, the 4 - 3 / 4 per cent note of Feb. 15, 1972, and the
7-1/2 per cent note of Feb. 15, 1972.

2/* Currently
'•-1/4 per
•1/4 per
5/8 per
•7/8 per
•3/4 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent note of
cent note of
cent bond of
cent note of

3/

Currently
3-1/4 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per

includes the following bonds due or callable in
cent of 1985
4
per cent
cent of 1990
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1987-92
3
per cent
3-1/2 per cent

4/

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.

following- notes and bonds:
5/15/74
5-3/4 per cent note
5/15/74
6
per cent note
8/15/74
5-7/8 per cent note
11/15/74
6-1/4 per cent note
11/15/74

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD




10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of

2/15/75
5/15/75
8/15/75
2/15/76

years or more:
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

April 2, 1971